Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands stood at 84.0%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 1,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2015.
That places Solomon Islands 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.0% | — |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +857.1% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 84.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 90% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.0% | 7.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Solomon Islands was 84.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Solomon Islands ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.